Job 8:8-10

[8] For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: [9] (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) [10] Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

What is the context of Job 8:8-10?

Bildad: Job Should Repent (Job 8:1-22 true)
Bildad Says God Rewards the Good (Job 8:1-22 true)
Bildad’s First Response to Job (Job 8:1-22 true)
Bildad: God Rewards the Godly (Job 8:1-22 true)
Bildad (Job 8:1-22 true)
Bildad Speaks (Job 8:1-22 true)
Bildad Speaks: Job Should Repent (Job 8:1-22 true)

What does Job 8:8-10 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Bildad"s authority for his view comes out clearly in this section. The viewpoint Eliphaz and he espoused had the backing of many authorities from the past. Theirs was not some new theory but one that had generations of support in their educational system. Bildad would have loved the song "Tradition!" from Fiddler on the Roof.

"Bildad"s position is that what is true is not new, and what is new is not true." ^[1]

Still, many heresies have long and impressive pedigrees.